AAEON EPIC-9457 User Manual Rev.A

EPIC Board EPIC-9457 Rev.A

EPIC-9457 Rev.A

Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor

DDR2 400/533 Memory

Up to 24-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD

6 USB 2.0 / 4 COMs / 1 EIDE/

2 SATAII/ 1 CompactFlash/ 1 Digital I/O

EPIC-9457 Manual Rev.A 3rd Ed.

July 2010

EPIC Board EPIC-9457 Rev.A

Copyright Notice

This document is copyrighted, 2010. All rights are reserved. The
original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the
products described in this manual at any time without notice.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or
transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written
permission of the original manufacturer. Information provided in this
manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, the original
manufacturer assumes no responsibility for its use, or for any in­fringements upon the rights of third parties that may result from its
use.

The material in this document is for product information only and is
subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been
made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy,
AAEON assumes no liabilities resulting from errors or omissions in
this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.

AAEON reserves the right to make changes in the product design
without notice to its users.

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Acknowledgments

All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.

z Award is a trademark of Award Software International, Inc.
z CompactFlash™ is a trademark of the Compact Flash

Association.

z Intel
z Microsoft Windows

z ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc.
z IBM, PC/AT, PS/2, and VGA are trademarks of International

All other product names or trademarks are properties of their
respective owners.

®

, Atom™ are trademarks of Intel® Corporation.

®

is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

Business Machines Corporation.

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Packing List

Before you begin installing your card, please make sure that the
following materials have been shipped:

• 9681945700 Cable Kit

• 1709070500 SATA Cable

• 1700060152 KB/Mouse Cable

• 9657666600 Jumper Cap

• Quick Installation Guide

• Utility CD

• EPIC-9457 Rev.A w/Heatsink

If any of these items should be missing or damaged, please contact
your distributor or sales representative immediately.

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Contents

Chapter 1 General Information

1.1 Introduction................................................................ 1-2

1.2 Features....................................................................1-3

1.3 Specifications............................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide

2.1 Safety Precautions....................................................2-2

2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers ....................... 2-3

2.3 Mechanical Drawing..................................................2-6

2.4 List of Jumpers.......................................................... 2-9

2.5 List of Connectors ..................................................... 2-10

2.6 Setting Jumpers ........................................................ 2-12

2.7 VIO Voltage Selection (JP1) ..................................... 2-13

2.8 24-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP2).......2-13

2.9 Clear CMOS (JP3) .................................................... 2-13

2.10 24-bit LVDS Inverter Power Selection (JP4)...........2-13

2.11 18-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP5)..... 2-13

2.12 18-bit LVDS Inverter Power Selection (JP6)...........2-13

2.13 Touch Screen 4, 5, 8 Wire Selection (JP7).............2-14

2.14 COM2 Ring/ +5V/ +12V Selection (JP8).................2-14

2.15 AT/ATX Selection (S1)............................................ 2-14

2.16 Front Panel Connector (CN1) ................................. 2-14

2.17 24-bit Inverter Power Connector (CN2)...................2-15

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2.18 24-bit LVDS Connector (CN4)................................. 2-15

2.19 Wide Voltage Power Connector (CN5)...................2-16

2.20 Audio Connector (CN6)...........................................2-16

2.21 18-bit LVDS Connector (CN7)................................. 2-16

2.22 18-bit Inverter Power Connector (CN9)...................2-17

2.23 TV-out Connector (CN10).......................................2-17

2.24 USB Connector (CN11)........................................... 2-17

2.25 LPT Port Connector (CN12)....................................2-18

2.26 System Fan Connector (CN13)...............................2-18

2.27 Digital I/O Connector (CN14)..................................2-19

2.28 Power Output Connector (CN15)............................2-19

2.29 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN16)...............2-20

2.30 Touch Screen Connector (CN18)............................ 2-20

2.31 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN19, CN20, CN21)

.........................................................................................2-20

2.32 COM1/2 Connectors (CN24)...................................2-21

2.33 Stand By Power Output Connector (CN27)............2-21

2.34 Onboard BIOS Programming I/F (CN28)................ 2-22

2.35 Primary EIDE Connector (IDE1) ............................. 2-22

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup

3.1 System Test and Initialization. .................................. 3-2

3.2 Award BIOS Setup.................................................... 3-3

Chapter 4 Driver Installation

4.1 Installation.................................................................4-3

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Appendix A Programming The Watchdog Timer

A.1 Programming .........................................................A-2

Appendix B I/O Information

B.1 I/O Address Map....................................................B-2

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B.2 1

MB Memory Address Map ................................B-3

B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart................................................B-4

B.4 DMA Channel Assignments...................................B-4

Appendix C Mating Connector

C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables.................. C-2

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Chapter

1

General

Information

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1.1 Introduction

The EPIC-9457 Rev.A has been designed to fit in diverse
applications that demand for fitting in different space limitations and
high performance.

EPIC-9457 Rev.A accommodates onboard Intel

®

Atom™ N270
Processor 1.6 GHz and the Front Side Bus is 400/533MHz. This
model features DDR2 400/533 and system memory is up to 2GB.
Moreover, EPIC-9457 Rev.A adopts Intel

®

945GSE + ICH7M.

In addition, EPIC-9457 Rev.A deploys Intel

®

82574L chip and
features two RJ-45 ports onboard to display the transcendent
performance of network connections. This new EPIC Express
Board configures an Intel

®

945GSE display chipset to support

CRT/LCD simultaneous/ dual view displays.

In addition to the PC/104-Express expansion, EPIC-9457 Rev.A
also features one EIDE, two SATA, one Type II CompactFlash for
the storage and six USB 2.0 ports, four COM ports, 8-bit Digital I/O
for flexible I/O expansion. EPIC-9457 Rev.A is an excellent choice
for your vital applications.

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1.2 Features

z Intel
z Intel
z DDR2 400/533 Memory, Max. 2GB
z Gigabit Ethernet x 2
z CRT, DVI or 24-bit Dual-channel LVDS LCD, TV
z AC97 2.0 Codec 2CH Audio
z USB2.0 x 6, COM x 4, 8-bit Digital I/O
z EIDE x 1, SATA x 2, CompactFlash™ x 1
z PCI/104-Express Expansion Connectors
z Wide DC Voltage Input: +12V ~ +19V
z Touch Screen Controller

®

Atom™ N270 Processor

®

945GSE + ICH7M

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1.3 Specifications

System

z Form Factor EPIC Express Board
z Processor Onboard Intel

®

Atom™ N270

Processor 1.6GHz, FSB:
400/533MHz

z System Memory 200-pin DDR2 SODIMM x1, Max.

2GB (DDRII 400/533)

z Chipset Intel

®

945GSE + ICH7M

z I/O Chipset ITE8781

®

z Ethernet Intel

82574L for 10/100/1000

Base-TX, RJ-45 x 2

z BIOS Award Plug & Play SPI BIOS –

2MB Flash

z Wake On LAN Yes
z Watchdog Timer Generates a time-out system reset
z H/W Status Monitoring Supports power supply voltages

and temperature monitoring

z Expansion Interface PCI/104-Express Expansion

(PCI-104 + PCIe/104)
connectors

z Battery Lithium battery
z Power Requirement +12V ~ +19V

(Typical)

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z Board Size 4.5" x 6.5" (115mm x 165mm)
z Gross Weight 1.1 lb (0.5KG)
z Operation Temperature 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C) or

-4°F ~ 158°F (-20°C ~ 70°C) for
WiTAS1

z Storage Temperature -40°F ~ 176°F (-40°C ~ 80°C)
z Operation Humidity 0% ~ 90% relative humidity,

non-condensing

Display: Supports CRT/LCD simultaneous/ dual view

displays

z Chipset Intel

®

945GSE integrated

z Memory Shared system memory up to

224MB with DVMT3.0

z Resolutions Up to 1920x1440 colors for CRT,

Up to 1600x1200 @ 24bpp
colors for LCD

z LCD Interface 18-bit or 24-bit dual-channel

LVDS

z TV-out Supports NTSC & PAL Standard

S-terminal and Composite video

z DVI DVI-I x 1

I/O

z Storage EIDEx1 (UDMA-100 for two

devices), SATA x 2,

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CompactFlash™ x 1

z Serial Port RS-232 x 3, RS-232/422/485 x 1
z Parallel Port SPP/EPP/ECP Mode
z USB USB2.0 x 6
z PS/2 Port Keyboard+Mouse x 1
z Digital I/O Supports 8-bit (programmable)
z Audio Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in & CD-in
z Touch Screen Supports 4/5/8-wire resistive touch

screen

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Chapter

2

Quick

Installation

Guide

Part No. 2007945711 Printed in Taiwan February 2010

Chapter 2 Quick Installation Guide 2-1

The Quick Installation Guide is derived
from Chapter 2 of user manual. For other
chapters and further installation
instructions, please refer to the user
manual CD-ROM that came with the
product.

Notice:

EPIC Board EPIC-9457 Rev.A

2.1 Safety Precautions

Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your board whenever you are working on
it. Do not make connections while the power is
on, because a sudden rush of power can
damage sensitive electronic components.

Always ground yourself to remove any static
charge before touching the board. Modern
electronic devices are very sensitive to static
electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap at
all times. Place all electronic components on a
static-dissipative surface or in a static-shielded
bag when they are not in the chassis

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2.2 Location of Connectors and Jumpers

Component Side (2 COM ports)

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Solder Side

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Component Side (1 COM port)

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2.3 Mechanical Drawing

Component Side (2 COM ports)

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Solder Side

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Component Side (1 COM port)

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2.4 List of Jumpers

The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application.

The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers:

Jumpers

Label Function

JP1 VIO Voltage Selection
JP2 24-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection
JP3 Clear CMOS
JP4 24-bit LCD Inverter power select
JP5 18-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection
JP6 18-bit LVDS Inverter power select
JP7 Touch Screen 4,5,8 Wire Selection
JP8 COM2 Ring/+5V/+12V Selection
S1 AT/ATX selection

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2.5 List of Connectors

The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your
system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of
each board's connectors:

Connectors

Label Function

CN1 Front Panel Connector
CN2 24-bit Inverter Power Connector

CN4 24-bit LVDS Connector
CN5 Wide Voltage Power Connector
CN6 Audio Connector
CN7 18-bit LVDS Connector
CN8 PCI-104 Connector
CN9 18-bit Inverter power Connector
CN10 TV-out Connector
CN11 USB5, USB6 Connectors
CN12 LPT port Connector
CN13 System Fan Connector
CN14 Digital I/O Connector
CN15 Power Output Connector
CN16 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
CN17 PCI-Express Connector
CN18 Touch Screen Connector
CN19 Co-lay COM1 Connector
CN20 COM3 Connector

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CN21 COM4 Connector
CN22, CN23 GIGA Ethernet Connector
CN24 COM1, COM2 Connector
CN25 VGA + DVI Display Connector
CN26 Compact Flash Disk Connector
CN27 Stand by power output Connector
CN28 Onboard BIOS Programming I/F
CN32 Co-lay COM2 Connector
DIMM1 DDR II SODIMM Connector
IDE1 Primary EIDE Connector
SATA1, SATA2 SATA Connector
USB1 USB1, USB2 Connectors
USB2 USB3, USB4 Connectors

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2.6 Setting Jumpers

You configure your card to match the needs of your application by
setting jumpers. A jumper is the simplest kind of electric switch. It
consists of two metal pins and a small metal clip (often protected by a
plastic cover) that slides over the pins to connect them. To “close” a
jumper you connect the pins with the clip.

To “open” a jumper you remove the clip. Sometimes a jumper will have
three pins, labeled 1, 2 and 3. In this case you would connect either
pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.

3

2

1

Open Closed Closed 2-3

A pair of needle-nose pliers may be helpful when working with jumpers.
If you have any doubts about the best hardware configuration for your

application, contact your local distributor or sales representative before
you make any change.

Generally, you simply need a standard cable to make most
connections.

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2.7 VIO Voltage Selection (JP1)

JP1 Function

1-2 +5V

2-3 +3.3V (Default)

2.8 24-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP2)

JP2 Function

1-2 +5V
2-3 +3.3V (Default)

2.9 Clear CMOS (JP3)

JP3 Function

1-2 Protected (Default)

2-3 Clear

2.10 24-bit LVDS Inverter Power Selection (JP4)

JP4 Function

1-2 +5V (Default)

2-3 +12V

2.11 18-bit LVDS Operating Voltage Selection (JP5)

JP5 Function

1-2 +5V

2-3 +3.3V (Default)

2.12 18-bit LVDS Inverter Power Selection (JP6)

JP6 Function

1-2 +5V (Default)

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2-3 +12V

2.13 Touch Screen 4, 5, 8 Wire Selection (JP7)

JP7 Function

1-2 4, 8 wire (Default)

Open 5 wire

2.14 COM2 Ring/ +5V/ +12V Selection (JP8)

JP8 Function

1-2 +12V
3-4 Ring (Default)
5-6 +5V

2.15 AT/ATX Selection (S1)

Label Function

1(ON), 2(OFF) ATX (Default)
1(OFF), 2(ON) AT

2.16 Front Panel Connector (CN1)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Power On Button (+) 2 Power On Button (-)
3 External Buzzer (+) 4 External Buzzer (-)

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5 IDE LED (+) 6 IDE LED (-)
7 Power LED (+) 8 Power LED (-)
9 Reset Switch (+) 10 Reset Switch (-)

2.17 24-bit Inverter Power Connector (CN2)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LCD Inverter Power 2 Backlight Contr ol
3 GND 4 GND
5 Backlight Enable

2.18 24-bit LVDS Connector (CN4)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 ENBKL 2 N.C
3 PPVCC 4 GND
5 LVDS1_TXCLK- 6 LVDS1_TXCLK+
7 PPVCC 8 GND
9 LVDS1_TX0- 10 LVDS1_TX0+
11 LVDS1_TX1- 12 LVDS1_TX1+
13 LVDS1_TX2- 14 LVDS1_TX2+
15 LVDS1_TX3- 16 LVDS1_TX3+
17 N.C 18 N.C
19 LVDS2_TX0- 20 LVDS2_TX0+
21 LVDS2_TX1- 22 LVDS2_TX1+
23 LVDS2_TX2- 24 LVDS2_TX2+
25 LVDS2_TX3- 26 LVDS2_TX3+
27 PPVCC 28 GND
29 LVDS2_TXCLK- 30 LVDS2_TXCLK+

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2.19 Wide Voltage Power Connector (CN5)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 PGND 2 PGND
3 DC In 4 DC In

The minimum power consumption for booting is 25Watts without any
connecting device. As this board is design for the lower power
consumption, please do not using over 40Watts with all of extra device.
If user is not using the power connect from the board for extra device,
the above rule is not suitable.

2.20 Audio Connector (CN6)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 MIC 2 MIC_VCC
3 Audio Ground 4 CD_GND
5 LINE_IN L 6 CD_L
7 LINE_IN R 8 CD_GND
9 Audio Ground 10 CD_R
11 LINE_OUT L 12 LINE_OUT R
13 Audio Ground 14 Audio Ground

2.21 18-bit LVDS Connector (CN7)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 ENBKL 2 N.C
3 PPVCC 4 GND
5 LVDS1_TXCLK- 6 LVDS1_TXCLK+
7 PPVCC 8 GND
9 LVDS1_TX0- 10 LVDS1_TX0+

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11 LVDS1_TX1- 12 LVDS1_TX1+
13 LVDS1_TX2- 14 LVDS1_TX2+
15 N.C 16 N.C
17 N.C 18 N.C
19 LVDS2_TX0- 20 LVDS2_TX0+
21 LVDS2_TX1- 22 LVDS2_TX1+
23 LVDS2_TX2- 24 LVDS2_TX2+
25 N.C 26 N.C
27 PPVCC 28 GND
29 LVDS2_TXCLK- 30 LVDS2_TXCLK+

2.22 18-bit Inverter Power Connector (CN9)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 LCD Inverter Power 2 Backlight Contr ol
3 GND 4 GND
5 Backlight Enable

2.23 TV-out Connector (CN10)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Y 2 CVBS
3 GND 4 GND
5 C 6 N.C
7 GND 8 N.C

2.24 USB Connector (CN11)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +5V 2 GND
3 USBD5- 4 GND

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5 USBD5+ 6 USBD6+
7 GND 8 USBD6­9 GND 10 +5V

2.25 LPT Port Connector (CN12)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 #STROBE 2 #AFD
3 DATA0 4 #ERROR
5 DATA1 6 #INIT
7 DATA2 8 #SLIN
9 DATA3 10 GND
11 DATA4 12 GND
13 DATA5 14 GND
15 DATA6 16 GND
17 DATA7 18 GND
19 #ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 GND
23 PE 24 GND
25 SELECT 26 N.C

2.26 System Fan Connector (CN13)

Pin Signal

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Speed Sense

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2.27 Digital I/O Connector (CN14)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Port1 2 Port2
3 Port3 4 Port4
5 Port5 6 Port6
7 Port7 8 Port8
9 +5V 10 GND

Mapping Table:

BIOS
Setting

Port 8 @684h CN14 Pin 8 GPIO Set 5 / Bit 2 U26 Pin 9 (GPIO 52)
Port 7 @684h CN14 Pin 7 GPIO Set 5 / Bit 1 U26 Pin 10 (GPIO 51)
Port 6 @682h CN14 Pin 6 GPIO Set 3 / Bit 7 U26 Pin 11 (GPIO 37)
Port 5 @682h CN14 Pin 5 GPIO Set 3 / Bit 6 U26 Pin 12 (GPIO 36)
Port 4 @680h CN14 Pin 4 GPIO Set 1 / Bit 4 U26 Pin 31 (GPIO 14)
Port 3 @680h CN14 Pin 3 GPIO Set 1 / Bit 3 U26 Pin 32 (GPIO 13)
Port 2 @680h CN14 Pin 2 GPIO Set 1 / Bit 2 U26 Pin 33 (GPIO 12)
Port 1 @680h CN14 Pin 1 GPIO Set 1 / Bit 1 U26 Pin 34 (GPIO 11)

Digital I/O Address is 680,682,684H

Connector
Definition

Address

IT8781 GPIO
Setting

2.28 Power Output Connector (CN15)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +12V 2 GND
3 GND 4 +5V

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2.29 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector (CN16)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 KB_DATA 2 KB_CLK
3 GND 4 +5V
5 MS_DATA 6 MS_CLK

2.30 Touch Screen Connector (CN18)

Pin 8-wire Signal 4-wire Signal 5-wire Signal

1 Ground Ground Ground
2 Top Excite Top UL(Y)

3 Bottom Excite Bottom UR(H)
4 Left Excite Left LL(L)
5 Right Excite Right LR(X)
6 Top Sense N.C SENSE
7 Bottom Sense N.C N.C
8 Left Sense N.C N.C
9 Right Sense N.C N.C

2.31 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN19, CN20, CN21)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 DCD 2 DSR
3 RXD 4 RTS
5 TXD 6 CTS
7 DTR 8 RI
9 GND

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2.32 COM1/2 Connectors (CN24)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 DCD1 2 RXD1

3 TXD1 4 DTR1

5 GND 6 DSR1

7 RTS1 8 CTS1

9 RI1 10 DCD2 (422TXD-/485DATA-)

11 RXD2 (422RXD-) 12 TXD2 (422TXD+/485DATA+)

13 DTR2 (422RXD+) 14 GND

15 DSR2 16 RTS2

17 CTS2 18 RI2/+5V/+12V

2.33 Stand By Power Output Connector (CN27)

in Signal

1 SMBDAT_SBY

2 GND

3 SMBCLK_SBY

4 GND

5 PS_ON#

6 +5V_SBY

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2.34 Onboard BIOS Programming I/F (CN28)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 +3.3 Volt. 2 Ground
3 SPI_CE# 4 SPI_CLK
5 SPI_SO 6 SPI_SI
7 N.C 8 N.C

2.35 Primary EIDE Connector (IDE1)

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 IDE RESET 2 GND
3 DATA7 4 DATA8
5 DATA6 6 DATA9
7 DATA5 8 DATA10
9 DATA4 10 DATA11
11 DATA3 12 DATA12
13 DATA2 14 DATA13
15 DATA1 16 DATA14
17 DATA0 18 DATA15
19 GND 20 N.C
21 REQ 22 GND
23 IO WRITE 24 GND
25 IO READ 26 GND
27 IO READY 28 GND
29 DACK 30 GND
31 IRQ14 32 N.C
33 ADDR1 34 UDMA DETECT
35 ADDR0 36 ADDR2

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37 CS#1 38 CS#3
39 LED 40 GND
41 +5V 42 +5V
43 GND 44 N.C

Note

: User can use internal power (CN15) with IDE Device only.

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Below Table for China RoHS Requirements

产品中有毒有害物质或元素名称及含量

AAEON Main Board/ Daughter Board/ Backplane

有毒有害物质或元素

部件名称

印刷电路板

及其电子组件

外部信号

连接器及线材

O：表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在

SJ/T 11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。

X：表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出

SJ/T 11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。

备注：此产品所标示之环保使用期限，系指在一般正常使用状况下。

铅

(Pb)汞 (Hg)镉 (Cd)

× ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

× ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

六价铬

(Cr(VI))

多溴联苯

(PBB)

多溴二苯醚

(PBDE)

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Chapter

3

Award

BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup 3-1

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3.1 System Test and Initialization

These routines test and initialize board hardware. If the routines
encounter an error during the tests, you will either hear a few short
beeps or see an error message on the screen. There are two kinds
of errors: fatal and non-fatal. The system can usually continue the
boot up sequence with non-fatal errors. Non-fatal error messages
usually appear on the screen along with the following instructions:

Press <F1> to RESUME

Write down the message and press the F1 key to continue the boot
up sequence.

System configuration verification

These routines check the current system configuration against the
values stored in the CMOS memory. If they do not match, the
program outputs an error message. You will then need to run the
BIOS setup program to set the configuration information in memory.

There are three situations in which you will need to change the
CMOS settings:

1. You are starting your system for the first time

2. You have changed the hardware attached to your system

3. The CMOS memory has lost power and the configuration
information has been erased.

The EPIC-9457 Rev.A CMOS memory has an integral lithium
battery backup for data retention. However, you will need to replace
the complete unit when it finally runs down.

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3.2 Award BIOS Setup

Awards BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users
to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is
stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup
information when the power is turned off.

Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately. This will
allow you to enter Setup.

Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu for basic system configuration. (Date, t ime, IDE,
etc.)

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your
system.

Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.
(keyboard, mouse etc.)

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.
(HDD power down, power on by ring, KB wake up, etc.)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

Use this menu to set PC Health Status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for auto detect DIMM/PCI
clock and spread spectrum.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations. While AWARD
has designated the custom BIOS to maximize performance, the
factory has the right to change these defaults to meet their needs.

Set Password

Use this menu to set Supervisor Password.

Save and Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

You can refer to the "AAEON BIOS Item Description.pdf" file in
the CD for the meaning of each setting in this chapter.

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Chapter

4

Driver

Installation

Chapter 4 Driver Installation 4 - 1

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The EPIC-9457 Rev.A comes with a CD-ROM that contains all
drivers and utilities that meet your needs.

Follow the sequence below to install the drivers:

Step 1 – Install INF Update Utility v8.2.0.1014 Driver
Step 2 – Install Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Step 3 – Install Intel Ethernet Driver
Step 4 – Install Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver v3.71
Step 5 – Install PenMount 6300 Touch Driver

USB 2.0 Drivers are available for download using Windows Update
for both Windows XP and Windows 2000. For additional information
regarding USB 2.0 support in Windows XP and Windows 2000,
please visit www.microsoft.com/hwdev/usb/

Please read instructions below for further detailed installations.

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4.1 Installation:

Insert the EPIC-9457 Rev.A CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. And
install the drivers from Step 1 to Step 5 in order.

Step 1 – Install INF Update Utility v8.2.0.1014 Driver

1. Click on the Step 1 - INF Update Utility v8.2.0.1014
Driver folder and then double click on the Setup.exe

2. Follow the instructions that the window shows

3. The system will help you install the driver automatically

Step 2 – Install Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

1. Click on the Step 2 - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator
Driver folder and select the OS folder your system is

2. Double click on the Setup.exe in the OS folder

3. Follow the instructions that the window shows

4. The system will help you install the driver automatically

Step 3 – Install Intel Ethernet Driver

1. Click on the Step 3 - Intel Ethernet Driver folder and
select the OS folder your system is

2. Double click on the .exe file in the OS folder

3. Follow the instructions that the window shows

4. The system will help you install the driver automatically

Step 4 – Install Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver v3.71

1. Click on the Step 4 – Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver

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v3.71 folder and select the OS folder your system is

2. Double click on the setup.exe file in the OS folder

3. Follow the instructions that the window shows

4. The system will help you install the driver automatically

Step 5 – Install PenMount 6300 Touch Driver

1. Click on the Step 5 – PenMount 6300 Touch Driver
folder and select the OS folder your system is

2. Double click on the Setup.exe file in the OS folder

3. Follow the instructions that the window shows

4. The system will help you install the driver automatically

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Appendix

Programming the

Watchdog Timer

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-1

EPIC Board EPIC-9457 Rev.A

A.1 Programming

EPIC-9457 Rev.A utilizes ITE 8781 chipset as its
watchdog timer controller. Below are the procedures to complete
its configuration and the AAEON initial watchdog timer
program is also attached based on which you can
develop customized program to fit your application.

Configuring Sequence Description

After the hardware reset or power-on reset, the ITE 8781 enters the
normal mode with all logical devices disabled except

KBC. The initial state (enable bit ) of this logical device (KBC) is
determined by the state of pin 121 (DTR1#) at the falling edge of
the system reset during power-on reset.

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-2

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There are three steps to complete the configuration setup: (1) Enter
the MB PnP Mode; (2) Modify the data of configuration re gisters; (3)
Exit the MB PnP Mode. Undesired result may occur if the MB PnP
Mode is not exited normally.

(1) Enter the MB PnP Mode

To enter the MB PnP Mode, four special I/O write operations are to
be performed during Wait for Key st ate. To ensure the initial state of
the key-check logic, it is necessary to p erform four write opera-tio ns
to the Special Address port (2EH). Two different enter keys are
provided to select configuration ports (2Eh/2Fh) of the next step.

(2) Modify the Data of the Regist ers

All configuration registers can be accessed after entering the MB
PnP Mode. Before accessing a selected register, the content of
Index 07h must be changed to the LDN to which the register
belongs, except some Global registers.

(3) Exit the MB PnP Mode

Set bit 1 of the configure control register (Index=02h) to 1 to exit the
MB PnP Mode.

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WatchDog Ti mer Configuration Registers

Configure Control (Index=02h)

This register is write only. Its values are not sticky; that is to say, a
hardware reset will automatically clear the bits, and does not
require the software to clear them.

Watch Dog Timer 1, 2, 3 Control Register (Index=71h,81h,91h
Default=00h)

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-4

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Watch Dog Timer 1, 2, 3 Configuration Register (Index=72h,
82h, 92h Default=001s0000b)

Watch Dog Timer 1,2,3 Time-Out Value (LSB) Register
(Index=73h,83h,93h, Default=38h)

Watch Dog Timer 1,2,3 Time-Out Value (MSB) Register
(Index=74h,84h,94h Default=00h)

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-5

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A.2 ITE8781 Watchdog Timer Initial Program

.MODEL SMALL
.CODE
Main:
CALL Enter_Configuration_mode
CALL Check_Chip
mov cl, 7
call Set_Logic_Device
;time setting
mov cl, 10 ; 10 Sec
dec al
Watch_Dog_Setting:
;Timer setting
mov al, cl
mov cl, 73h
call Superio_Set_Reg
;Clear by keyboard or mouse interrupt
mov al, 0f0h
mov cl, 71h
call Superio_Set_Reg
;unit is second.
mov al, 0C0H
mov cl, 72h

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call Superio_Set_Reg
; game port enable
mov cl, 9
call Set_Logic_Device

Initial_OK:
CALL Exit_Configuration_mode
MOV AH,4Ch
INT 21h

Enter_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR
MOV SI,WORD PTR CS:[Offset Cfg_Port]

MOV DX,02Eh
MOV CX,04h
Init_1:
MOV AL,BYTE PTR CS:[SI]
OUT DX,AL
INC SI
LOOP Init_1
RET
Enter_Configuration_Mode ENDP

Exit_Configuration_Mode PROC NEAR
MOV AX,0202h

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CALL Write_Configuratio n_Data
RET
Exit_Configuration_Mode ENDP

Check_Chip PROC NEAR

MOV AL,20h
CALL Read_Configuration_Data
CMP AL,87h
JNE Not_Initial

MOV AL,21h
CALL Read_Configuration_Data
CMP AL,81h
JNE Not_Initial

Need_Initial:
STC
RET
Not_Initial:
CLC
RET
Check_Chip ENDP
Read_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]

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OUT DX,AL
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h]
IN AL,DX
RET
Read_Configuration_Data ENDP

Write_Configuration_Data PROC NEAR
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]
OUT DX,AL
XCHG AL,AH
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+06h]
OUT DX,AL
RET
Write_Configuration_Data ENDP

Superio_Set_Reg proc near
push ax
MOV DX,WORD PTR CS:[Cfg_Port+04h]
mov al,cl
out dx,al
pop ax
inc dx
out dx,al
ret
Superio_Set_Reg endp.Set_Logic_Device proc near

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Set_Logic_Device proc near
push ax
push cx
xchg al,cl
mov cl,07h
call Superio_Set_Reg
pop cx
pop ax
ret
Set_Logic_Device endp

;Select 02Eh->Index Port, 02Fh->Data Port
Cfg_Port DB 087h,001h,055h,055h
DW 02Eh,02Fh

END Main

Note: Interrupt level mapping
0Fh-Dh: not valid
0Ch: IRQ12
.
.
03h: IRQ3
02h: not valid
01h: IRQ1
00h: no interrupt selected

Appendix A Programming the Watchdog Timer A-10

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Appendix

B

I/O Information

Appendix B I/O Information B-1

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B.1 I/O Address Map

Appendix B I/O Information B-2

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B.2 1st MB Memory Address Map

Appendix B I/O Information B - 3

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B.3 IRQ Mapping Chart

B.4 DMA Channel Assignments

Appendix B I/O Information B-4

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Appendix

C

Mating Connecotor

Appendix C Mating Connector C - 1

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C.1 List of Mating Connectors and Cables

The table notes mating connectors and available cables.

Function

Label

Mating Connector Connector

Vendor Model no

Available
Cable

Cable P/N

CN1

CN2

CN4

CN5

CN6

CN7

CN9

CN10

CN11

Front Panel
Connector

LCD
Inverter
Connector

LVDS
Connector

AT Power
Connector

Audio
Connector

LVDS
Connector

LCD
Inverter
Connector

TV_out
Connector

USB5 &
USB6
Connector

LIAN
TAY

CATCH

Hirose

LIAN
TAY

CATCH

Hirose

CATCH

CATCH

CATCH

(LIAN TAY
H752-10 or
compatible)

2.0mm pitch 5 pin
(CATCH
HS-5P-2.0 or
compatible)

1.25mm Pitch 30
pins ( CATCH
H716 or
compatible)
(LIAN TAY
H756-04 or
compatible)

2.00mm Pitch 14
pins ( CATCH
H709-2 or
compatible)

1.25mm Pitch 30
pins ( CATCH
H716 or
compatible)

2.0mm pitch 5 pin
(CATCH
HS-5P-2.0 or
compatible)

2.00mm Pitch 8
pins ( CATCH
H754-2x4 or
compatible)

2.00mm Pitch 10
pins ( CATCH
H754-2x5 or

Front
Panel
cable

LCD
Inverter
cable

LVDS
cable

Power
cable

Audio
Cable

LVDS
cable

LCD
Inverter
cable

TV-Out
Cable

USB
Cable

N/A

N/A

N/A

1702040151

1700140510

N/A

N/A

1700080180

1709100208

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CN12

CN13

CN14

CN15

CN16

CN18

CN19

CN20

CN21

IDE1

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compatible)

2.00mm Pitch 26
LPT port
Connector

CATCH

pins ( CATCH
H754-2x13 or

LPT cable 1701260308

compatible)

System Fan
Connector

HoBase

(HoBase
2543-WS-3 or
compatible)

CPU fan
cable

N/A

2.00mm Pitch 10
Digital I/O
Connector

CATCH

pins ( CATCH
H754-2x5 or

Digital I/O
cable

N/A

compatible)
Power
Output
Connector
PS2
Keyboard/M
ouse
Connector
Touch
Screen
Connector
Co-lay
COM1
Connector

COM3
Connector

COM4
Connector

Primary
EIDE
Connector

HoBase

CATCH

LIAN
TAY

LIAN
TAY

LIAN
TAY

LIAN
TAY

CATCH

(HoBase 2543-H-4

or compatible)

(CATCH MD-6PS

or compatible)

(LIAN TAY

H746-09 or

compatible)

(LIAN TAY

H752-09 or

compatible)

(LIAN TAY

H752-09 or

compatible)

(LIAN TAY

H752-09 or

compatible)

2.00mm Pitch 44

pins ( CATCH

H820-2 or

compatible)

Power
output
cable

Keyboard
/ Mouse
Cable

Touch
Screen
Cable

UART
Cable

UART
Cable

UART
Cable

EIDE
Cable

1702040109

1700060152

N/A

1701090150

1701090150

1701090150

1701440500

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